Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
By MESFIN FEKADU David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes,…
Paul McCartney
Kendrick the King: Rapper leads Grammys with 11 nominations
By MESFIN FEKADU Kendrick Lamar is the king of the Grammys: The rapper is the leading nominee for the 2016 awards with 11, including album of the year for “To…
Fetty Wap, year’s top newcomer, dominates in both rap, pop
By MESFIN FEKADU Fetty Wap has had a lot of success without the release of an album: The rapper-singer is enjoying another week with two songs in the Top 10…
Smithsonian TV documentary, box set celebrate Lead Belly
By CHARLES J. GANS Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter never had a hit record before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1949. But the folksinging legend, who is being celebrated…
Eddie Murphy looks to get back into groove with music
By BIANCA ROACH Eddie Murphy biggest success in music came on his first try, with the 1985 smash “Party All the Time.” After that, not much was heard from the…
Russia grants bail to 9 foreign activists
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Greenpeace International activist Miguel Hernan Perez Orsi of Argentina, left, reacts to a verdict and holds a photo of his daughter in a cage at a court…
STONES RETURNING TO STAGE: WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
By DAVID BAUDER FILE – In this Dec. 12, 2012 file image released by Starpix, Keith Richards, left, and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones perform at 12-12-12 The Concert…
APNEWSBREAK: GAS TRADE GROUP SEEKS FRACKING PROBE
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this file photo of Jan. 17, 2013, Yoko Ono, left, and her son Sean Lennon visit a fracking site in Franklin Forks, Pa., during…